I Have Found It

From Eureka, Nevada.

Illinois & Iowa

Hunting for ghost signs while riding on a train is not ideal.

But sometimes you take what you can get. 

The above is outside Chicago, along the Amtrak line.

The following are all from Burlington, Iowa.

More to come from our Western Campaign.

Main Street Mystery

Yes, we've featured this one before...

But we have something new:

This historical photo which shows what the sign once said.

Granted, it doesn't match what shows today, but it does

demonstrate this wall has been painted over multiple times.

Reader Submission

Courtesy of Mr. B. Johnson

From his recent trips to Montreal, Canada,

And New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

The Big Reveal

It seems as though every time there's a renovation project Downtown or in Over-the-Rhine, something is uncovered.

Like these, found on Court Street, between Vine and Walnut.

They've been exposed for awhile now, so we're hopeful they'll be left alone.

We can't imagine what business they were for, but we can speculate:

Shipping? Railroad? Travel?

We do have ghost signs from many of the cities listed:

Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Detroit.

Reader Submission

Direct from Augusta, KY, courtesy of Ms. S. Fleming.

Detroit Nocture

The Electric Irons sign is in the lower left hand corner of the Hartz Building.

And the Simmons and Clark sign may not be a ghost, or faded, but it's beautiful.

And always remember: If you see a ghost sign on one side of a building, there's a good chance there someone on another side too.